(AMDP)
The African Millennium Documentary Project developed in 1997 out of the mutual interest of community programs managed by the Jane Finch Concerned Citizens Organization (JFCCO) and the African Canadian Communications and Broadcasting Corporation (ACCBC). The project fundamentally aims at examining and depicting the legacy and contributions of Africans to world civilizations over the last 2000 years of recorded history.
The documentary production is a concious attempt by the partners on behalf of the African community, to explore and more fully to describe the developments and contributions of African people of the "Mother Continent" and those in the Diaspora over the last two "Millennia", with ultimate emphasis being placed upon Canada as having been the content of Africa, the USA, the Caribbean and other areas of the African Diaspora who have left a remarkable imprint on the society, particularly in Ontario.
The primary intent of this "millennium documentary" is to take Canadians of the present and future generations, into a world of understanding and appreciation of the African person's humanity, antecedent atuquity, evolutionary progression and the significant Heritage and contributions made to the social make-up of Ontario, Canada and throughout the world.
Formats of the Project:
The Millennium Documentary project will have on exhibition two formats of expression. The first, a 1500 square foot mural painting aimed at capturing the progressive developments and contributions of Africans over the last 2000 years. The mural is designed to pictorially capture the immeasurable African experience. It is a unique concept that will lend itself most effectively to the process of demonstrating through artistic expression, African Heritage, way of life and the sequential development of Africans from conquest to current times.
Accompanying the mural will be a 20 hour video documentary with footage of significant historical and social value. The video documentary story line will have many similarities with the counterpart mural presentation and will be thoroughly researched and written by a team of researchers from York University, the University of Guelf, Moorehouse College and a variety of institutions across the world.
Partnerships and Alliances:
The Millennium Project promotes local, national and international partnerships and has gained alliance and partnerships from a number of organizations, institutions and individuals among which are the following.
The Black Cultural Center of Nova Scotia, under its curator Mr. Henry Bishop.
The Counsel General of Senegal to Ontario, Ms. Lela Mackenzie.
The Counsel General of Barbados, Mrs. Kay Mcconney-Barrington.
Coordinator of the Westview Partnership of Schools in the Jane-Finch area,
Ms. Pat Saul.
Dean Phillip Silver of York University's Fine Arts Department.
Professor Clearance J. Munford of Guelf Univesity.
The York Gate Mall.
